A Thanksgiving Slideshow....

We had a great time! It was so fun to host it at our new house and to have some family together! I am so excited to have many many more holidays at our house!

Coopers Big Boy School

Cooper had his first day of Preschool today! We found him a joy school right up the street that only has 10 kids and that Cooper is IN LOVE WITH!

He is so excited to be a "Big" boy like Spencer. And truth be told I think he is excited to have something that is his very own! Because this preschool is all about him!

He got his backpack this morning and his coat and was so ready to go all morning, even before he got dressed!

Look at my little goof ball, he is growing up and it doesn't even feel real!

As soon as we got to school he hung up his coat and found the puzzles. He didnt care about any of the other toys or games he sat there and put all the puzzles together!

When we picked him up he talked the whole way home about all the things he did and the new friends he is going to make!

The boys jumped on the tramp... and yes Graham wore that helmet all morning :)

I wanted to get some shots of the fence to show Mom and Daddy! I finished staining the WHOLE thing yesterday so its all ready for winter! Its silly but I stained it all by myself (BJ got me the stain at the store thanks babe!) but it feels so good to look at it all finished and to know that I DID THAT!

I am a super woman and yes I can get stuff done! GO ME!

I cant wait to see what Cooper learns next week and to hear all his fun stories! I love you my little Toopy!

Halloween

Spencer's class asked me to come in and help with his class Halloween party! And you know me I jumped all over it! I put together a fun game and the kids had a great time! It was SO fun to get to see him at school and be involved!

These are some cheesy boys! Don't you love them? We hit up the ward trunk or treat! Spencer and Coop loved picking the EXACT candy they wanted out of everyones bowl! They KNOW what they want! And Graham couldn't get candy fast enough! He would bight through the wrapper just for a taste! Silly boy!

Isn't he the cutest Ewok EVER!!!!!

Their costumes turned out GREAT! Graham was an Ewok, Cooper was Captain Rex and Spencer was Commander Cody! They have been excited about these costumes for months and it was funny once I finished them they wore them around for days! I think we washed them 3 times before Halloween! :)

There helmets were so big Cooper only wore it for these pics! Spencer was a true Storm Trooper and wore it pretty faithfully!

Main Street in Logan does this really fun activity for trick or treaters. A lot of the shops along main have candy and decorations out and families can come in the afternoon and trick or treat!

We had a great time, it sprinkled (BJ would say rained:) but the kids loved it and it was fun to just hang out and get some candy! WAHOO

We had a great time this Halloween! Next year I am going to get sewing early so I don't run out of steam before I finish the costumes for me and Beej! :)

Life is Changing

It seems like latley our lives are about adapting to all the new bends in the road. All the pictures today are from Spencer Preschool Graduation and his very first field trip and bus ride in Kindergarten.

I have loved watching the boys these last few months as they each creep into new stages of thier childhood. Spencer is doing homework everyday! He loves math, he is very good with his patterns. And even though he doesnt love it he is SO good at his letters and sight words! I cant believe that all of a sudden he is no longer a toddler but a big kid on his way to reading! I am so proud of him!!

Cooper is getting better and better at expressing himself. I love to hear him work out sounds and words and so he can communicate so much clearer. He is my little "feeler" he is so tender hearted. So much like his mom he doesnt just hear things he FEELS them! Even though he is getting so much more independent I cherish the moments when he comes up and wants to cuddle and give me kisses!

And my Baby Grahamy! Gosh I just cant believe he is almost 2! He has so much personality. He is the smallest little 2 year old but he knows how to make himself known! :) He is still very sweet and cuddly he loves to be held and read to. But he has developed the case of the "mines" even before his 2nd Birthday! And boy, if he wants it he will LET YOU KNOW!

All these little developments and changes are so exciting and rewarding and a little scary. I know for me so many things are changing. Life never ends up like you dream of as a 15 year old! (which in my case is MOSTLY A HUGE BLESSING:)

But when things change and I realize I have NO control over it, it means I am faced with a decision.

Option A: Cry, Cry a lot and refuse to accept whats coming.

But shoot that option doesnt get me anywhere but with a chapped nose, puffy eyes and an even more confused heart and family.

So Option B: Roll with it. Find out how to make this new path fulfill a new dream. Its so easy to get off of Heavenly Fathers path. And so my number one concern with all these changes is making sure that:

I AM STILL on the path that leads to Heavenly Father and his ever so fulfilling tree of life!

I know I cant be stubborn, life isn't always Black and White! But there is a BEST way a BETTER path and I want to make sure I dont let the feelings of disappointment for those lost dreams get in the way of me making the best choice.

I feel like this path is not as easy to find as life gets more and more complicated but I guess being able to discern and put my faith in the Lord is what I NEED to learn right now!

I truly believe Heavenly Father is out there watching over me and wants to HELP me make the best choice for each day! I know that I can make it through all of these changes with a smile and a prayer!

And darn-it that is so easy to type but so much harder to do!

So here I come path, here I come changes

LETS DO THIS

Cause I am not alone and I am looking forward to it!

When Lifes Got You Down

Wow things are so busy over here!

(Pictures from our trip up to Bear Lake)

BJ's in school and work all day from about 8am-7pm. But this was expected! And he is doing so fabulously well with staying on track and getting all of his homework done and going the extra mile at work!

I am so proud of him.

I am holding down the fort at the house! We are almost all the way moved in, still waiting on some new furniture for the living room!

HURRAY!!!!

If you knew what my furniture looked like before, you will be excited too!

It seems my list of things to do each day just gets longer not shorter! I keep telling myself once we get moved in things will slow down....

But I think I need to adjust my expectations so that I am good with busy! Busy can be fun, busy can be fufilling!

We have already made some new friends in the neighborhood AND my visiting teachers are coming today so there is a few other new friends! The boys have found LOTS of little boys across the street to play with! And our yard is like a magnet because of the trampoline! I LOOOVE it!

When we have 4 or 5 kids over my boys are so nice! All the kids play together and just get creative and explore and pretend! ITS SO GREAT!

I am busy at work on my website for Beautiful Blooms! I have been doing some tutorials on home decor! Its been super fun! I am still learning the art of doing a tutorial!

But it seems that among all this craziness the simple moments when the kids and I go hunting for leaves or all of us go for a drive up the canyon and go exploring are the MOST REWARDING! I love how this new crazy life is teaching me to appreicate the small things we get to do together. And to say to myself and others I CAN DO WHAT I CAN DO!

I have had lots of opportunities to serve in this new ward and ...

It feels so good! It helps me get outside my to-do list and remember relationships, serving the Lord and helping his children, THATS what counts!

I am so grateful for this new chapter!